Skills of a Event Organiser

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Organise The event organiser must book the venue and ensure that all the facilities are available including toilets and seating or anything else specific to the event like an overhead projector for example. The catering must be done and have food and drink available throughout the day. Administration All dates must be agreed upon and the times must be in place for the day. All suppliers must know where and when to drop off the products or food in order for all the staff members know where to pick them up from. This will ensure the day will go smoothly. Setting up a programme The event organiser must think about all the activities throughout the day and how one will flow to the other, this includes moving equipment and how long you intend to keep your audience waiting for the next activity – maybe a refreshments break in a separate room would be appropriate. If there are any guest speakers then they need to be booked successfully and be punctual. They also need to be filled in on the activities throughout the day in order for them to know when they are needed and what else is happening. Preparing and distributing supporting documents All paperwork must be prepared and sent out to the appropriate personnel, agendas must be put in place and documents describing the past or historic events of the location must be produced. The guest list is probably the most important piece of documentation and should be made before the event; the times will vary on how early the guest list has to be made on the type of event that is being held. Organisational procedures All of the organisational procedures that the event organiser works for must be taken into consideration and all of their policies would have to be thought about as well. If they do things in a certain way in the organisation then it will have to be reflected in the event. An example is a disruptive

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